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Ministry of Defence
Army Medical Corps Motor Cycle Expedition
The Indian Army Medical Corps under the aegis of DGMS  conducted an “AMC Motorcycle Expedition” to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War as well as the “55th AMC Biennial Conference”, honouring the real heroes of the Indian Army.
The team rode for 1505 km and scaled eight of the world’s highest passes across the strenuous and treacherous terrain of Ladhakh region, a feat which has not been achieved before in a single expedition.
Army Medical Corps, since its inception has been taking part in operations and providing medical support to our valiant soldiers deployed in arduous terrain, be it the world’s highest battlefield in Siachen Glacier, the harsh deserts of Rajasthan or the dense and most inhospitable jungles of North-East. The Medical Officers as well as Medical Assistants from the Corps have actively participated in various expeditions within the country as well as overseas, including in United Nation Peacekeeping Operations and have excelled in their role as life saviours.
The expedition, which was flagged off by Lt Gen YK Joshi, GOC Fire & Fury Corps on Aug 31, 2019 rode through eight of the world’s highest passes namely, Khardung La , Saser La , Wari La , Chang La , Marsimek La , Kaksang La , Photi La  and Taglang La  in that order. During their quest to conquer the mighty Karakoram, Kailash and Ladakh ranges, the team also paid their tribute to the gallant martyrs Indian Army by visiting Siachen Base Camp. The 8-member expedition team from Army Medical Corps was led by Team Leader Col Rajesh W Adhau, SM, a mountaineer and Gallentry Award winer in Kargil War with Col Saurabh Bhardwaj as Deputy Team Lleader. The team members were: Maj Mahesh Mahto, Maj Sashikant, Capt Karanvir Sidhu, Hav Vinayak Dhamle, LNk Pinto Dash, LNk DK Singh.
The expedition flag will be handed over to Lt Gen Anup Banerjee SM, PHS, DGMS  at Ayurvigyan Auditorium, R& R hospital in presence of Lt Gen Bipin Puri, PVSM, VSM, PHS, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services and Senior Col Comdt as a Chief Guest. This unique effort would not only imbibe the ‘esprit de corps’ and spirit of adventure amongst all ranks of the Indian Army but has also showcased the tough and robust face of Army Medical Corps warriors.
Ministry of Culture
Autonomous bodies of the Ministry of Culture organise a variety of cultural programs for visitors at India Gate today
Been performance, portrait painting and street play on cyber crime/security became a special attraction for the visitors
- Three major autonomous bodies of the Ministry of Culture organised a variety of programmes at the India Gate Lawns today
- The cultural programmes will be organised on 13th November also.
- Street Play by the National School of Drama on Cyber Security generated awareness among the people .
- ‘Been’ performance and portrait painting were the other star attractions today
Three major autonomous bodies of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, organized a variety of programmes at the India Gate Lawns in New Delhi today. These included Street Play by the National School of Drama, musical band Performances by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and 'Portrait Painting' by the Lalit Kala Akademi.
The cultural programmes will be organised tomorrow also. The 'Portrait Painting' will begin at 4 PM, while the cultural programmes will begin at 6 PM.
This Cultural performances are part of campaign named, Kalanjali , under which cultural programmes are to be organised at Central Vista every week.
In the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India is celebrating “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” and National School of Drama being a premier theater institution of India is participating in the celebration throughout the year and organizing several programs. One of the major series of programmes organized was "Each One Save One", Cyber Safety and Security, and other programmes that raised awareness about social issues such as blood donation.The play aimed to educate the audience on a variety of topics such as online fraud, security measures, and legal provisions.
Another event organised by Sangeet Natak Akademi was the music performance by the famous Been player Shri Ramvir Nath Jogi and his team. It is worth noting that playing the Been is a type of music that has been practiced since ancient times. It is known by many names in India, including 'Tumbi', 'Nagasar', ‘Sapera Bansuri’, 'Nagaswaram’, and 'Mahudi’, and lute players are known as 'Been Jogi’. Simultaneously, on November 13, 2022 the second performance will be by Mridangam artist Shri P. Vetri Boopathy and his team ‘Rudraksham’.
The Lalit Kala Akademi also hosted a 'Portrait Painting' programme in which 10 artists created different paintings such as pencil sketching, charcoal sketching, and watercolor paintings.
The Ministry of Culture has frequently organized programmes commemorating Mahatma Gandhi, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, and Raja Ram Mohan Roy at India Gate. They are linked to many social issues and topics ranging from great freedom fighters such as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose to women empowerment and cyber crime. All visitors are welcome to attend these events for free and witness the emerging picture of new India.
Ministry of Coal
NLCIL Talabira Project commences supply of coal to NTPC Darlipali Power Station
NLC India Limited, a Navratna Company under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal is operating Talabira II&III coal mines  in Odisha State.
Talabira II&III OCP has commenced production from the financial year 2020-21 and supplying coal to its End Use plant, NTPL, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. Further to meet the requirement of country`s coal supply, the excess coal quantity after fulfilling the requirement of end use plant, selling the coal to open market through E-auction with due permission from the Coal Ministry.
The Ministry of Coal has taken all efforts to augment coal supplies to the power sector and decided to divert and augment the supplies to power sector from captive coal blocks. The Ministry offered coal supply from Talabira II&III mines to NTPC for their Power plant.
In this connection, both the companies worked together to commence the supply of coal from Talabira II&III OCP to NTPC . With timely support and necessary coal delivery permits from the Department of Mines, Govt. of Odisha, the coal delivery to the Darlipali Power station has been commenced yesterday, within 24 hours from the directives from the Ministry of Coal.
It has been reported in certain section of the Press that certain changes have been made in GST law relating to farmers, which will come into force with effect from 1st June, 2018 according to which farmers would be required to take registration and pay GST of 18% when they lease out their land.
This news is factually incorrect and misleading. There has been No Change in the GST law and taxation relating to farmers since July, 2017, when GST was implemented. Support services to agriculture, forestry, fishing or animal husbandry are exempt from GST. Such exempted support services include renting or leasing of vacant land with or without a structure incidental to its use. Thus, renting or leasing of land by farmers for agriculture, forestry, fishing or animal husbandry on batai  or otherwise is
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exempt from GST.
Further, agriculturists are also exempted from taking GST registration. Agriculturist has been defined to mean an individual or an HUF who undertakes cultivation of land-
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· by the labour of family
· by servants or wages payable in cash or kind or by hired labour under personal supervision or the personal supervision of any member of the family.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
FTAs
So far, India has signed 13 Free Trade Agreements  with its trading partners, including the 3 agreements, namely India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement , India-UAE Comprehensive Partnership Agreement  and India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement  signed during the last five years. The list of FTAs signed by India is as under:
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India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement 
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Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area 

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India-Nepal Treaty of Trade
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India-Bhutan Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit
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India-Thailand FTA - Early Harvest Scheme 
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6
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India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement 
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India-ASEAN CECA - Trade in Goods, Services and Investment Agreement 
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8
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India-South Korea Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement 
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9
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India-Japan CEPA
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10
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India-Malaysia CECA
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11
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India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement 
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12
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India-UAE CEPA 
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13
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India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement  
 Signed, but yet to be implemented.
In addition, India has signed the following 6 limited coverage Preferential Trade Agreements :
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Asia Pacific Trade Agreement 
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Global System of Trade Preferences 
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SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement 
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India-Afghanistan PTA
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India-MERCOSUR PTA
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India-Chile PTA
The economic impact assessment of FTAs undertaken both in terms of data analysis and stakeholder consultations from time to time, has revealed that there has been growth in both exports and imports with FTA partners.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Special Service and Features
AGNIVEER RECRUITMENT RALLY FOR WOMEN MILITARY POLICE TO BE HELD AT VELLORE IN NOVEMBER
Indian Army Agniveer Recruitment Rally is scheduled from 27 Nov to 29 Nov 2022 at Police Recruit School, Vellore, Tamil Nadu to enroll candidates as Agniveer General Duty  in corps of Military Police into the Army from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Union Territory of Puducherry  and Andaman & Nicobar Island .
The registration for Recruitment Rally is open from 09 Aug 2022 to 07 Sep 2022.
Candidates who will apply online are only eligible to attend the said Rally. Admit cards will be issued online with effect from 01 Nov 2022. Date of reporting at rally site will be intimated on admit card and the applicant can take print out of admit card after 01 Nov 2022 from www.joinindianarmy.nic.in.
Recruitment process is fully automated, fair and transparent. Candidates must guard against touts/fraudsters who claim that they can help anyone pass or get enrolled. Only hard work and preparation will ensure selection as per merit. Candidates can clarify all recruitment related queries from Recruiting Office , Chennai .
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Centre assures Manipur government of complete support in ensuring sufficient stock of foodgrains in the state;
Secretary DFPD visits Imphal; meets with Minister CAFPD, Chief Secretary and senior officials
The Centre has assured the Manipur government of complete support in ensuring that there are sufficient stock of foodgrains in different parts of the State at all times and the NFSA beneficiaries are able to receive regular supply of the entitled quantities.
Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Secretary DFPD visited Imphal today to review the functioning of NFSA in the wake of the recent law and order issues in Manipur. In course of the visit, the DFPD Secretary met the Minister, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution  , Govt of Manipur Sh. L. Susindro Meitei and Chief Secretary, Sh. Vineet Joshi. The Centre has allocated additional quantity of 30,000 MT of Rice in view of current law & order situation for a period of 3  months- June,2023 to August, 2023 to non-NFSA beneficiaries to State Govt of Manipur.
Presently, stock position at 9 depots is 30600 MT which is adequate against total monthly allocation of 12000 MT under NFSA and 6500 MT under non-NFSA.
Besides, Department is exploring additional routes to ensure smooth and seamless supply of foodgrain through various routes like from Dimapur, Silchar and Bairabi to Manipur state and inducting total 25500 MT of Rice in the state by the end of June’2023. The estimated stock position will be sufficient to meet the requirement in the coming month. Regular inflow of stocks will be maintained to ensure that there is no scarcity of foodgrains in any part of the state.
Ministry of Finance
Repayment of ‘6.17% Government Stock 2021’
The repayment of Government stock is due as per details given below:
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Table: Details of GoI Security maturing on July 15, 2021
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6.17% Government Stock 2021’
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July 15, 2021 
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July 15, 2021 
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July 15, 2021 
The outstanding balance under ‘6.17% Government Stock 2021’ will be repayable on the effective date of repayment as indicated in column 4 of above table. In the event of a holiday being declared on effective day of repayment by any State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Loan/s will be repaid by the paying offices in that State on the previous working day.
As per sub-regulations 24 and 24 of Government Securities Regulations, 2007 payment of maturity, proceeds to the registered holder of Government Security held in the form of Subsidiary General Ledger or Constituent Subsidiary General Ledger account or Stock Certificate, shall be made by a pay order incorporating the relevant particulars of his bank account or by credit to the account of the holder in any bank having facility of receipt of funds through electronic means. For the purpose of making payment in respect of the securities, the original subscriber or the subsequent holders of such Government Securities, shall submit the relevant particulars of their bank account well in advance. However, in the absence of relevant particulars of bank account/mandate for receipt of funds through electronic means, to facilitate repayment of the Loan on the due date, holders may tender the securities, duly discharged, at the Public Debt Offices, Treasuries/Sub-Treasuries and branches of State Bank of India  20 days in advance of the due date for repayment.
Full details of the procedure for receiving the discharge value may be obtained from any of the aforesaid paying offices.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Round Table on 'Reaching Out - India and the SCO' organize at SCO Film Festival
SCO member nations urged to promote talent exchange and explore Co-production Agreements with India
Mumbai | 29 January 2023
A Round Table, ‘Reaching Out- India and the SCO,’ was organised along the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Film Festival in Mumbai. The session aimed to facilitate engagement between the Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Indian Industry stakeholders, filmmakers and the Jury members of the Film Festival to explore possible avenues of collaboration between India and the SCO countries. Organized under the aegis of The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, the National Film Development Corporation, and the Film Facilitation Office, Invest India, the session was chaired by Neerja Sekhar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and moderated by Prithul Kumar, Joint Secretary  and Managing Director .
During the session, SCO member nations were urged to promote talent exchange and explore Co-production Agreements with India and avail benefits of the existing Indian film incentives through joint projects.Given that there are relatively strong film industries in India and the participating countries, there is immense potential for promoting India as a destination for film industries of other nations. Potential alao exists for providing facilities for Indian films being filmed in these countries.
India currently has bilateral audio-visual co-production agreements with China and Russia. There is active consideration for co-production agreements with member countries such as Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan and Dialogue States such as Turkey. There is close co-operation between the film industries of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka although there are no bilateral agreements. Over the past 6 years there has been one Indo-Chinese Co-Production and One Indo-Russian Co- Production.
A number of films for the SCO countries such as China , Iran , Kazakhstan , Nepal , Russia , Sri Lanka  and Turkey  have been granted permission to shoot in India and many Indian films have been shot in almost all the member countries. The main objective of the roundtable was to share experiences and provide insights and suggestions for improving the overall ecosystem and outreach in terms of
Incentives for foreign production and official co-productions announced by Government of India
Ministry of Steel
Ministry of Steel Interacted with Industries of Secondary Steel Sector on Production Linked Incentive  Scheme
Ministry of Steel held an interactive session on Production Linked Incentive  Scheme and concerns of Secondary Steel Sector of Madhya Pradesh at Indore today.
Shri Rajyvardhan Singh, Minister of Industries, Madhya Pradesh graced the occasion. Shri Rajyavardhan Singh lauded the efforts of Ministry of Steel for reaching out to Secondary Steel Industries of Madhya Pradesh. He also emphasised upon the synergy between State and Central Govt. policies so that they will be complementing each other in achieving the intended target of ease of doing business.
Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Steel and others senior officers of Ministry of Steel shared various facts of the PLI Scheme with the delegates of various industries. They also apprised the gathering about the various steps being taken by Govt. of India to address the concerns and issues of Secondary Steel Industries.
Shri Sanjay Shukla, Principal Secretary, Industries, Madhya Pradesh apprised about the various facilitating policy initiatives of Madhya Pradesh for ease of doing business in the state.
The interactive session was attended by representatives of 40 industries.(MV/AKN/SK
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
India and Bangladesh ink key agreements in Information & Broadcasting sector.
India and Bangladesh signed key agreements in the field of Information and Broadcasting at the Information and Broadcasting Minister’s meet 2020, in New Delhi today. In the presence of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Prakash Javadekar and his Bangladeshi counterpart Muhammad H Mahmud a formal co-production agreement was signed on the biopic of “BangaBandhu”, Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, which will be released during the birth centenary year of Bangabandhu. Bangladesh has decided to celebrate the ‘Mujib Year’ from March 17, 2020 to March 17, 2021 to mark the centenary year of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh.
Deepening India’s engagement with Bangladesh, an airtime exchange programme between Prasar Bharati and Bangladesh Radio Betar was also launched. With today’s launch content from Maitree service has started airing in Dhaka and reciprocally content from Bangladesh Radio Betar has started airing on All India Radio in Kolkata.
Terming Indo Bangladesh friendship as organic, Union Information and Broadcasting minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar said that both countries share a great legacy. “We look forward to engage further with Bangladesh TV  and Betar in co-production of content, also India will extend all possible cooperation to Bangladesh in setting up the BongoBandhu film city”, said Shri Javadekar.
The information minister of Bangladesh Muhammad H Mahmud said that the relationship between New Delhi and Dhaka has reached new heights under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina.”Without the support of India, the liberation of Bangladesh would never have been possible; our relationship is historic”, said Shri Mahmud in his inaugural address.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
18.05 LMT wheat sold in open market in three e-auctions
Centre committed to safeguarding interest of consumers and stakeholders
Food Corporation of India  has sold 18.05 Lakh MT wheat in open market after the Government of India decided on 25th January 2023 to augment wheat supply in the market by selling 30 Lakh MT for cooling down sharply rising prices of wheat and Atta that adversely affected consumers across the country. It may be noted that about 11 Lakh MT wheat has already been lifted by successful bidders which is available in the market.
Rigorous initiatives of the Centre government has led to cooling off the rising prices of wheat and Atta in the markets throughout the country.
Pertinently, Government of India remains committed to safeguarding the interests of all stakeholders and has been reducing the reserve prices after the feedback received from various parts of the country. Roller Flour Millers and traders during an interaction have assured that the benefit of highly subsidised sale of wheat under Open Market Sales Scheme, Domestic i.e. OMSS  shall be adequately passed on to consumers.
Notably, FCI sold 5.07 Lakh MT wheat in its third e-auction to 1269 bidders at weighted average price of Rs. 2172/Qtl through 620 locations in 23 states. In the third auction, FCI offered 11.79 Lakh MT wheat on 22nd February 2023 for sale in open market at reserve prices of Rs. 2150/Qtl and 2125/Qtl for Fair Average Quality  and Under Relaxed Specifications  quality wheat respectively.
Open sale of wheat through e-Auction shall take place every Wednesday till 15th March 2023 in an effort to augment wheat availability and safeguard the interests of consumers.
The first auction was conducted on 1st and 2nd February 2023 in which 9.13 Lakh MT was sold to 1016 bidders at weighted average price of Rs. 2474/Qtl. Similarly 3.85 Lakh MT was sold in the second auction on 15th February 2023 to 1060 bidders at weighted average price of Rs. 2338/Qtl. Maximum number of bidders bought wheat in the range of 100 MT to 500 MT showing the active participation and interest of small and medium traders and millers to contain the rising wheat and Atta prices.
President's Secretariat
President of India Presents Colour to INS Shivaji
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, presented ‘Colour’ to the INS Shivaji in Lonavala, Maharashtra today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that INS Shivaji has distinguished itself with stellar service to the nation over the years. It has a proud record of professional excellence, and has discharged its responsibilities with distinction. The nation salutes it for its dedication and devotion to duty. We are all proud of achievements of INS Shivaji and appreciate its remarkable contribution to the Indian Navy.
The President said that a nation’s maritime interests are usually also linked to its economy and the well-being of its people. He noted that about 90 per cent of our trade, by volume, is handled by sea routes. He said that this enhances the role of the Indian Navy not just in national security but also in economic security, and thus in the wider process of nation building.
The President said that as a leading power, India plays a crucial role in shaping the global paradigm with respect to international security, trade and commerce. India’s rise in the international order has been fuelled by many factors including the capabilities and valour of our armed forces. He expressed confidence that INS Shivaji would continue to excel and grow in stature and accomplishments while discharging its role and responsibilities with professionalism and competence.